§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Transport what is the average time lag in Brighton between an application for a driving test and the date on which it is taken; and whether he will give figures to show how much variation there is between one area and another.
§ Mr. Tom FraserIn Brighton the average waiting period is about 13 weeks. In Great Britain as a whole it is 12 weeks. In the Northern Traffic Area it is 18 weeks; in most of the other traffic areas it varies between 10 and 12 weeks. The shortest waiting period at any permanent centre is 4 weeks, and the longest 26 weeks; but the waiting period at most centres is within 3 weeks of the average. Special steps are being taken to deal with abnormally long waits at specific centres.